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FOI request (FOIR-103361129)
Abandoned Vehicles
Requested Wed 23 January 2019
Responded Fri 22 February 2019I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1) The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.
2) The number of abandoned vehicles removed in your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.
3) The number of abandoned vehicles destroyed by your local authority broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.
4) The amount of money spent by your local authority on removing and destroying abandoned vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.
5) The amount of money in fines distributed by your local authority to people for abandoning their vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.
If limited by time constraints, please priorities in order of Q1, Q2, Q3 etc.
Response
Q1 - 2
2013-2014 - 406 Reports, 13 cars removed
2014-2015 - 552 Reports, 21 cars removed
2015-2016 - 700 Reports, 30 Cars removed
2016-2017 - 1084 Reports, 85 Cars Removed
2017-2018 - 972 Reports, 47 Cars Removed
2018-2019 to date, 643 Reports, 33 Cars Removed
Q3 - Hastings Borough Council does not hold this information as the removal and destruction part is under the authority of East Sussex County Council and the work is contracted out. As part of the contract the recovery agents are able to auction/sell vehicles that have been deemed abandoned. However most cars are destroyed.
Q4
2013-14 - £1,750
2014-15 - £2,550
2015-16 - £2,550
2016-17 - £2,550
2017-18 - £3,100
2018-18 YTD £2,579
Q5
2013-14 - £60
2014-15 - £150
2015-16 - £283.34
2016-17 - £935
2017-18 - £208.35
2018-18 YTD £550
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